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Sajid Javid confirms government emergency assistance scheme activated to support immediate response operation following incident at Grenfell Tower. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed that a government emergency scheme – the Bellwin scheme – will be activated to support the immediate response operation following the horrific incident at Grenfell Tower in London. Under the scheme, […]
Prime Minister Theresa May visited the scene this morning and witnessed the overwhelming devastation for herself. With many questions arising as to why the cladding allowed the fire to spread from the bottom of the tower to the top in just 15 minutes, she said that community around the Grenfell Tower are right to demand […]
Fatality figures are beginning to emerge at the 24-storey tower block blaze currently being tackled 200 by firefighters in West London today. The inferno, which broke out in the early hours of morning and quickly engulfed the entire building, has put 50 people in hospital so far. Grenfell tower at the Lancaster West Estate in […]
Communities and Children Secretary Carl Sargeant today launched a pact with the Home Builders Federation and the Federation of Master Builders to help boost the supply of market housing in Wales. The Cabinet Secretary sealed the agreement on a visit to Edenstone Homes, a housing developer building homes across South Wales and South West England, […]
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today outlined his vision for London to become the world’s leading ‘Smart City’ – with digital technology and data at the heart of making the capital an even better place to live, work and invest. Speaking at the launch of London Tech Week, Sadiq said technology is essential […]
Constructive discussions between employers at Hinkley Point C and Unite the union have resulted in an interim agreement over the payment of bonuses during the construction of the power station. All parties have agreed to take part in a collective differences panel that will seek to identify an agreeable long-term settlement of the bonus issue. […]
Battersea Power Station’s four iconic chimneys have now been completely rebuilt, as part of the restoration programme that will see the Grade II* listed building brought back into use after more than 30 years. Since the rebuilding began on May 14th 2015, nearly 25,000 wheelbarrow loads of concrete have been hand-poured into special “jump form” […]
Despite worries surrounding Brexit, tighter margins and labour supply to name a few, optimism across Britain’s construction sector is relatively high in regards to potential growth and future profits, according to the 2017 Construction Sentiment Survey. Causeway Technologies and Barbour ABI’s survey of the construction sector – measuring various levels of optimism, growth & obstacles […]
The first modular homes to be built by housing association Midland Heart have landed in Coventry. The four, three-bedroom properties on ‘Modular Mews’ in Foleshill are part of a pilot scheme delivered in partnership with developers Central Site and Coventry City Council. Work on the scheme started toward the end of 2016 and during one […]
The house building industry has set out a blueprint for how it believes the next Government can build on recent increases in supply and go even further to deliver more new homes in the next parliament. Whilst supply has increased by over 50% in the past three years, if the industry is to deliver the […]
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